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Watercolour

03/1883 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)

Watercolour over pencil drawing of four states of oranges: one whole, one with a portion cut away, one halved and one in a portion without its skin. All displayed on a table draped in dark green velvet which also covers the wall behind.


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil on paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Drawing of oranges on a velvet backdrop, watercolour over pencil on paper, by Beatrix Potter, March 1883, Linder Collection object no. LC.1.A.2; catalogue no. 1.13
Physical description
Watercolour over pencil drawing of four states of oranges: one whole, one with a portion cut away, one halved and one in a portion without its skin. All displayed on a table draped in dark green velvet which also covers the wall behind.
Dimensions
  • Length: 240mm
Size of paper.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the Linder Collection
Object history
Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust.
Subjects depicted
Oranges
Tables
Velvet
Still Lifes
Bibliographic reference
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint). p.8, cat no.1.13 Catalogue reference.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.2-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 1.13 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 1/A/2

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Record createdApril 17, 2013
Record URL
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